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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | W. K. Y. Yeung |
| Discovery site | Desert Beaver Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 23, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 38980 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 UJ2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0215444 |
| Peri | 1.7142138 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2760552 |
| Orbital period | 1330.8763384 |
| Mean anomaly | 63.19731 |
| Inclination | 6.52371 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 60.32612 |
| Argument of peri | 287.21773 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
38980 Gaoyaojie (2000 UJ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at the Desert Beaver Observatory.